KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police believed there could be more than two suspects in the kidnapping of a fish farm co-owner and a worker at Kampung Sapang Air in Kunak.
In the 12.40am incident , two gunmen stormed the fish farm centre and abducted Chan Sai Chiun, 32, from Perak.
Prior to that, Chan and his wife were awakened by their dog barking and heard footsteps outside their room.
State Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Omar Mammah said the duo went out and the gunmen immediately pointed their long-barelled firearm believed M16 at Chan.
"His wife ran to the room and the gunmen took the victim to their boat. There could be others (suspects) waiting on the boat," he said in a press conference at the state police headquarters here.
Omar said the gunmen spoke in Malay language, adding a worker identified as Mazlan, in his 20as, was also missing.
He said the fish farm has been in operation since April this year and that there were three co-owners and three workers.
One of Chan's partners who was also at the centre during the incident lodged a police report.
"We are now looking into the background of the three workers.
"We believe the kidnappers have crossed over to the southern Philippines," he said, adding the suspect came in a small boat to avoid detection.
